Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Vertical Limit (2000)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney…
- With Queenstown convincingly CGI–ed into the Himalayas, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton and Robin Tunney less solid as the mountaineers, this…
Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
- Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Roberto Benigni
- An ambitious, 'live–action' adaptation of Goscinny and Uderzo's classic Roman Age comicbook.
Visually lavish, this was a box–office…
Bangkok Dangerous (1999)
- Dir. Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Feat. Pawalit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha, Patharawarin Timkul
- Frenetic, violent gangland tale set in the throbbing Thai capital, about a deaf–mute hitman isolated by his affliction and his profession, and…
Boondock Saints, The (1999)
- Dir. Troy Duffy
Feat. Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus, Willem Dafoe…
- Irish–Bostonian brothers Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus become vigilante saints after knocking off some Russkie wise guys, becoming…
Busted (Everybody Loves Sunshine) (1999)
- Dir. Andrew Goth
Feat. Goldie , David Bowie
- North London mobster glory awaits Goldie (the drum–n–bass star) who must reclaim his criminal empire from a…
CI5: The New Professionals (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Edward Woodward
- Short–lived revival of the seminal British TV series finds the fictional government agency now tackling international acts of terrorism,…
Corruptor, The (1999)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg
- Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun–Fat finds a suitable Hollywood side–dish in Mark Wahlberg (a better choice than Mira Sorvino anyway), for a…
Crossing, The (1999)
- Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roche
- Acclaimed telemovie recreation of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware during the American War of Independence. Jeff Daniels lives up to the…
Dead or Alive (Hanzaisha) (1999)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Ren Osugi
- A jaw–dropping, wickedly amoral revenge thriller from the dir. of AUDITION, who blows the dust (and the roof) off gangster movie cliches and…
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J
- Jaws in an underwater science lab. Actionmeister dir. Renny Harlin (CLIFFHANGER) dispenses with all the important plot–details early, in order…